Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-01
CONGRESS- KILLING TINE
THE DANGER OF AN EXTRA
SESSION INCREASING.

SESSION INCHEA9lN"s
.,,.,,,nas Sets the Ball of Dilatory Tao
tics in Motion by Delaying the Naval
annropriation BiiPs Second Reading
Mr Butler Iufiicts on the Senate he
Raading of MIR. Swfnburne's Minority
Renort on the p Pieuro-PneumOnia Bill
WASHINGTON. Feb. 2S.-In the Senate
today the presiding officer having pre-
sented the naval appropriation bill its
second reading to-day was objected to by
Mr.. Edmunds, who stated his reasons for
doing so. lie complained of the great
and unwarranted delay on the part of
the House in sending to the Senate the
great appropriation bills, and announced
his settled determination not to have
them ralroaded through the Senate.
The Senate should have the necessary
time to give full consideration to them
and 80 should the President. Tue bill in
reference to the fishery troubles had not
vel been passed finally, and If Congress-
we're to adjourn without having made
some provision on the subject. it would
he the duty OF the President to call the
anew Congress 10 extra session.
TBEINTERsTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION
The Interstate Commerce Commission
prs had for some reason or other not been
apponted, and he did not see, in the con-
1llion of things, that any undue haste
should be made about the appropriation
bills or that the Senate should be cOerced
from its wise and well-Ordered rules OF
business. He asked that the Committees
on Appropriations should MAKE state
ment as to the condition of business.
Statements were thereupon made by
Senators Hale and Allison, showing the
obstacles thrown in the way of legislation
by the House and iDtimating their opin-
ion of the impossibility OF getting through
the necessary business OF legislation be-
fore noon OF March 4.
LABOR ARBITRATION.
At2 o'clock, upon motion OF Mr.. Blair,
the House labor arbitration bill was taken
up aud passed without amendment.
Upon motion of Mr.. Blair the House
bill to prevent the employment of convict
or allen labor upon public buildings or
public works, or in the preparation of
material for public buildings or public
works, was taken up, and without discus
sion or amendment was passed.
Upon motion of Mr., Plumb, the House
bill to provide for the adjustment of land
grants her toiCre made by Congress and
| remaining unadjusted, was taken up, and
after the adoption of sundry amendments
was passed. A conference was ordered
upon it.
PLEURO-PNEUMoNIA.
Upon motion of Mr.. Miller the pleuro-
pneumonia bill was taken up.
Upon motion made by Mr.. Dawes to
reconsider the vote by which Mr.. Ed
munds' substitute was last week adopted,
the vote stood 80 to %, so the motion to
reconsider was carried.
Mr.. Edmunds' substitute was then re-
jected by q yeas to 80 nays.
Mr.. Edmunds' substitute appropriated
around amount of 81, ,000, 900, to be expend-
ed under the direction OF the President in
exlirpating contagious cattle diseases.
The original bill was then before the
Senate.
Mr.. Vest offered an amendment requir-
Ing the assent OF the State authorities be-
lore the money can be expended. This
was lost by vote of "a to 26.
Mr.. Butler commented on the remarka-
Die change Ofvotes on Mr.. Edmunds' sub
stltute, it being adopted last Friday and
rejected today. He supposed there must
nave been caucus order on the su bject.
he took it for granted that the Sen ator
rom New York { Mr.. Miller) had not the
slgnlest idea of ever becoming a law
lhls was little by-play. He supposed
tne obJect was to catch votes in the North
west He had no objection as the Senate
lad nothing else 10 do> To having "a record
made up" and as a piece OF Instructive
il'era' ure on the subject. be asked to have
ue Olerk read the minority report of Mr..
oWnourne in the House on the pleuro-
pneumonia bill
Ar. Miller objected.
Mr.. BUTLER's DRY HUMoR.
Then | will indulge the Senate" said
W. butler, "by reading it myself, with
.S SmeWhat more of deliberation. perhaps,
1au Tue Clerk would have read it," He
suereupOn proceeded to read very slowly
a Imu 9elioerately the printed report re-
,.n snea 10, his principal object being appa-
'IIi! Tue consumption or time.
oa ~ tne course of the reading Mr.. Cul-
',l "m suggested that as the Senator did not
msL en 10 oe very good reader, the docu-
S", nVHe should be sent up to the Clerks desk,
a' as Mr. Butler was flatterIng himself
rar Saiu mat he was doing remarkably
,a.s, a, except that perhaps he might be
ir"Oa iu'9g Is, 100 rapidly to suit the Senator
ssa 'Om llllnols, be would continue what he
'au " Oegun, and he did so.
tau tn' uecllned To yield to any interrupt
rart q, ,r suggestion on the
nt o Va Mr. Miller, who twice essayed to
nsha as end TO this slow, relentless
s.uou s oil retaliation, and he read on for
e'cn ,osA OF over an hour. At 4:3O O'Clock
AL 51esched the end of the document and
in W oenators that If they would re ad
S !. .ue record tomorrow they would
(en.S very interesting and would be well
bon, . :. ne believed that the cIamor
ma ss ~ sne Dill had been raised for the pur
m M ~. extracting from the Treasury pay
bls,oSe cattle. The bill, in his opinion.
on 0E every principle of the constitu-
Ons,. me power given to the Commis-
anSas.Was was the most monstrous md
on Ssvaous ~ ever conferred on anv three
the United States.
THE BILL PASSED.
tsnsan , van Wyck renewed his am endment
Nina lug lhe application of the bill to
gorb bpague, and cholera, and other con-
|ss sdor,nsS ,seases among swine. This
as Ia tRVsu io 81, ana the bill was passed by 80
n, 10 nays, as follows:
ar R@Messrs. Allison, Beck. Blackbnrn
Ion n"'vn, cameron, Cheney, CockrelI'
nls McN,vts1;,.E p, EVarts, Fair, Hale. Harrison
Morrn pni,an, Malone, Manderson. Nil
ger, Sabnn amer, Payne, Plumb. Riddle
!ck, Voorbeoa man. man. Spooner, TIE Ter, Van
wa-82. 9'' Williams, and Wilson of
IT, GeopSesssrs. Berry, Butler, Coke. Col
tvley, jossee,, Sorman, Hampton, Harris,
att Pngho T oI Arkansas. Maxey, Morgan,
orne, and and ", y gance, Vest. Walthall, Whit
pars uu , wilson Of Maryland-is.
own ard %ere announced between Messrs.
egon u ,DIylph, Kenna aud MItchelI Of
Grsn aulsDury and SAWYER. Farwell
Dn my m ana Frye and Edmunds '''
o Mr.